Camille Hebert

Camille Hebert is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto, appointed in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and cross-appointed at the Rotman School of Management. Her research integrates finance, labor economics, and behavioral economics to analyze frictions in entrepreneurial and corporate finance.

• Education: Ph.D. in Finance (Tilburg University & University Paris Dauphine, 2019), M.Sc. in Finance (University Paris Dauphine, 2014)

Her research focuses on:

• Gender gaps in entrepreneurial financing
• Serial founding dynamics and investor bias
• Entrepreneurial learning from forecast errors
• Human capital in corporate diversification
• Wage disparities among immigrant MBA graduates

Recent publications analyze:

• Context-dependent stereotypes in VC funding
• Human capital distance in corporate expansion
• Gender dynamics in serial entrepreneurship
• Labor market outcomes post-acquisition
• Investor awareness in ownership structures

Scientific awards:

• SSHRC Partnership Grant (2020)
• Best Paper Award at Miami Behavioral Finance Conference (2019)
• Cubist Systematic Strategies Ph.D. Award (2019)
• Larry Lang Best Paper Award (2018)

She co-organizes the Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation (WEFI) with Michael Ewens, Song Ma, and Melanie Wallskog.